Deaths and funeral notices from Cedar Rapids area
Obituaries list Frances Welbes and Laura Myers among Cedar Rapids residents, with multiple service times across Trinity Methodist Stewart and Oak Hill Cemeteries. Additional notices include harshly varying ages and hometowns, with churches, call times, and burial plans across towns like Sigourney, Mount Vernon, Keota, Anamosa, and Prairieburg.
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Laura Irene Myers
Hart Myers
Fifth Ave
Chelsea
Cedar Rapids
Myers
Fred Worthan
Stewart Funeral Home
Oak Hill Cemetery
Cubbison
Leona Sarah
Beatty-Bearle-Murdoch Chapel
Allen S. van Cleve
Central Park Presbyterian Church
Oak Shade
Marion
Kline
Mildred Mary
Rose Hill
Mechanicsville
Dick Harberts
Beatty-Bearle- Murdoch
L.A. Kinsey
13Th Ave
Scolaro
Catherine M
St. Matthew's Catholic Church
Frederick Fangmann
Mount Calvary Cemetery
Sohawasser
Oe Funeral Home
Defense presses second gun theory in Love murder case
In Linn District Court the defense contends Ernest and William Gibson may have wielded a gun, challenging the state’s narrative in the Willie Love murder and attempted murder trial. Witnesses testified Love allegedly cocked a revolver during a prior tavern incident, while others questioned whether either victim fired a gun that night. The defense sought court permission to question about a separate shooting by William Gibson, but action halted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willie Love
Linn District Court
Cedar Rapids
Love
Ernest Gibson
William Earl Gibson
12Th Avenue
15Th Avenue SE
Gibson
Mack R. Gibson
North Towne Court NE
William Gibson
Mack Gibson
William
Mississippi
Larry Ralston
Ralston
Budget cut amendments defeated in Senate budget vote
The Senate rejected a Roth amendment to cut foreign aid travel and state grants by 10 billion in 1980 and 25 billion the next year to fund a 35 billion tax cut. A Lugar proposal to block a 1 billion food stamp increase also failed, as opposition argued harm to the poor. The Budget Committee had recommended 7.2 billion for 1980 food costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate Today
William Roth
R-Del
Richard Lugar
R-Ind
George McGovern
D-S.d
Kennedy doubts Congress backs Carter social earmarks
Kennedy said Congress would likely reject Carter's plan to earmark tax funds for social programs and doubted the poor would benefit even if approved. Schlesinger warned a possible summer gasoline shortage could be used to limit heating oil supplies for next winter.
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Kennedy
Congress
Carter
Schlesinger
Oil firms post strong Q1 1979 earnings gains
Inergy Schlesinger signals possible steps to divert crude from gasoline to home heating use. Texaco posts an 80.9 percent rise to 307 million in Q1 1979, Gulf Oil up 60.6 percent to 241 million, Shell Oil up 16 percent to 224 million, and Phillips Petroleum up 4 percent in profits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texaco Inc
Gulf Oil Co
Shell Oil
Phillips Petroleum
Iowa diesel supply in April near exhaustion prompts priority cuts
Tom McCauley, who runs the council set-aside program, says Iowa’s April fuel reserve is about 80 percent exhausted and on a priority basis. Tauke notes 500,000 gallons of diesel are needed for immediate rural use and predicts the situation may worsen into May as farmers face planting season.
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Tom McCauley
Iowa
Tauke
McCauley
the Gazette
Biloxi Man Wins Bid for Linn County Civil Defense Helicopter
The Linn County Civil Defense board accepted Chester Lundy of Biloxi Mississippi the winning bid of 16007 for one Hiller helicopter used by police for patrols. The sale recoups 250 paid to obtain the aircraft from the federal government with two more similar helicopters to be sold later as newer Hughes 269 models replace them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biloxi
Miss
Linn County
Civil Defense
Chester Lundy
Hiller
New proposal aims to end barge fleet woes at McGregor
Cassville Wisconsin resident Robert Hudson with the Cassville River Terminal says a new proposed site on the Mississippi near McGregor would resolve ecological complaints about existing barge fleeting areas. He claims the site is off main channels, already zoned for commercial use, and grandfathered since the 1950s. Public hearings remain scheduled May 8 and May 30 unless tentative state approval arrives within two weeks.
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Mcgregor
Mississippi River
Cassville
Wis
Robert Hudson
Wisconsin
Iowa
Mississippi
Hudson
McGregor Library
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
Gazette
Corps of Engineers
Raymond Eckstein
Army Corps of Engineers
St. Paul
Minn
Cedar Rapids approves three rezonings despite protests
Cedar Rapids City Council gave final approval to three zoning requests this morning. 1901 First Avenue Corp. won approval to rezone Sixth Street SE and Eighth Street SE sites for parking tied to two new developments Handicapped Systems and Job Services of Iowa. Residents led by Barbara Montgomery urged a moratorium on demolitions and urban revitalization aimed at residents, not commercial interests. The council also approved a Memorial Drive SE rezoning for a 66 unit low income elderly housing complex with an inverted L design after resident concerns. The developer said approvals move to HUD for rent subsidy funding.
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Cedar Rapids
Southeast Side Citizens Groups
First Avenue Corp
Sixth Street
11Th
12Th Avenues
Eighth Street
Handicapped Systems
Job Services of
Iowa
Barbara Montgomery
Citizens United
Fifth
10Th Streets
Eighth
Montgomery
Memorial Drive
Mount Vernon Road
28Th Street SE
Anne Terndrup
28Th St. SE
Terndrup
Department of Housing and Urban Development
HUD
Battle over unemployment bill heats up in Iowa
Gov. Ray weighs in on differences between House and Senate versions of an unemployment compensation bill. The dispute centers on a six week work requirement for requalification after job loss or refusal to work. House leaders insist the Senate concur, while Ray questions the family-benefit plan and aims for a timely signature.
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Des Moines
Robert Ray
House
Senate
Ray
Lawrence Pope
Pope
Roger Halvorson
R-Monona
Peacock Inn Serves Breakfast From Backyard Trout
In Rowsley England the Peacock Inn in Britain's Peak District offers trout fishing for guests and serves fresh trout for breakfast. The fish are caught in the hotel's backyard along the River Wye. Chef Alan Perkins praises grilled trout and trout rolled in oats with bacon as a hearty start to the day.
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Rowsley
England
UPI
Britain
Peak District National Park
Wye
Alan Perkins
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Frances M. Welbes
Reynolds Ave
Mount Vernon
Lawrence D. Welbes
Iowa City
Trinity Methodist Church
John R
Fremont, Neb
Wilson Hyde
Linwood Cemetery
Janeba-Kuba Funeral Home
Manchester
Donald Corll
First Baptist Church
Shelly’s. Sigourney
Addie L. Kerkove
Holm’s
Sigourney
Elsie Sieren
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Holm’s. Sigourney
Ralph Brokaw Snodgrass
United Methodist Church
Visitation
Reynolds
Richard Eugene Haines Jr
Richard
Cheryle Haines
Holm’s. Independence
Herman Pint
Powell's
Castalia
Emma Koenig
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Postville
Schutte’s
Pleasant View Cemetery
Kinross — Sallie Kirkpatrick
English River
Church of the Brethren
Church
South English
Harley J. Fountain
Gay’s
Fountain Cemetery
Johnson County
Daryle V. Vernon
Gloria Dei Lutheran Church
Melvin E. Thien
Horner’s
Rose Hill Cemetery
Corinne C. Kaupke
Red Fox Road
Keota
Mason M. Kaupke
Kaupke
Wenceslaus G. Beranek
Prairieburg
Omaha
Neb
Loras College
Dubuque
St. Procopius Seminary
Lisle
Ill
St. Mary’s Cathedral
Lincoln
St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church
Wilbur
St. Joseph’s Catholic Church of
Tobias
Joseph Beranek
St. Joseph’s Catholic Church
St. Joseph’s Cemetery
St. Joseph's Catholic Church
Murdoch Funeral Home
Central City
Emil R. Jirsa
Cedar Falls
Waterloo
Jirsa
Evelyn Troyak
John Deere
Thomas
Rejman E
Ottumwa
Mary Lou Immer
Phoenix
Roland Krekeler
Gazette Courthouse
U.S
China
Council
Eckstein
Clayton
Joan B. Turner & Son
Turner
East Boo
We. SE
Turner's West
Wwe
John E. Lapes
Third Avenue
Brush Chapel
Solon
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